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Rhinos, elephants and bison should be introduced into European forests to
increase biodiversity, scientists have suggested.

Large herbivores roaming throughout Britain thousands of years ago helped to
sustain a rich landscape of forests and clearings, according to the
research. Its authors claim that “rewilding” certain parts of Europe could
help to restore the ecosystem to a more natural state.

Jens-Christian Svenning, who led the research at Aarhus University in Denmark,
said: “Large animals in high numbers were an integral part of nature in
prehistoric times.”